Suffolk County Police arrested a Lindenhurst man Wednesday in connection with a series of thefts from a donation box at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, police said.
Major Case Unit detectives, with assistance from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, investigated multiple larcenies in which a suspect allegedly stole money from a donation box at the shrine, located at 258 Eastport Manor Road, on various nights from March 29 through April 19, according to a police release.
Detectives arrested Piotr Nerkowski, 49, of 87 Palm Street, Lindenhurst, inside the CVS Pharmacy at 20 East Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst at about 10:26 a.m. Wednesday, police said.
Nerkowski was charged with grand larceny in the third degree, attempted grand larceny in the fourth degree, resisting arrest and two counts of criminal mischief in the fourth degree, police said.
He was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, June 11, at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.
Editor’s note: A criminal charge is an accusation. A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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